An autopsy case of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor-producing pancreatic adenosquamous carcinoma. 2020

Noriko Inomata, and Atsuhiro Masuda, and Toshinao Itani, and Motohito Hayashi, and Yukari Shimada, and Kanna Adachi, and Kimio Hashimoto, and Yasuhiro Tanaka, and Atsushi Tanaka, and Takashi Kobayashi, and Arata Sakai, and Hideyuki Shiomi, and Yuzo Kodama
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0017, Japan. inomat@med.kobe-u.ac.jp.

A 60-year-old female was admitted to hospital with a continuous fever, a decreased appetite, and abdominal pain. Laboratory tests showed an elevated peripheral leukocyte count (13,800/μl) and increased C-reactive protein (19.1 mg/dl) and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (4057 U/ml) levels. Abdominal contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed multiple bulky hypovascular nodules in the liver, swelling of the paraaortic lymph nodes, and a hypovascular mass (diameter 3.0 cm) in the pancreatic body. The serum concentrations of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and interleukin-6 were 172 pg/μl and 541 pg/µl, respectively. Liver biopsy specimens revealed an adenosquamous carcinoma, which was positively immunostained for G-CSF. We diagnosed the patient with G-CSF-producing pancreatic cancer with multiple metastases. Four courses of gemcitabine with dexamethasone and one course of nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine were administered. Although the pancreatic tumor and paraaortic lymph node metastases decreased in size, the liver metastases continued to grow. The patient died 4 months after the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. An autopsy resulted in the tumor being diagnosed as poorly differentiated adenosquamous pancreatic carcinoma, which was histopathologically G-CSF-positive. Although G-CSF-producing pancreatic adenosquamous carcinomas are extremely rare, they have been encountered more frequently in recent years. In such cases, chemotherapy combined with dexamethasone might be effective at temporarily improving the patient's condition.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010179 Pancreas A nodular organ in the ABDOMEN that contains a mixture of ENDOCRINE GLANDS and EXOCRINE GLANDS. The small endocrine portion consists of the ISLETS OF LANGERHANS secreting a number of hormones into the blood stream. The large exocrine portion (EXOCRINE PANCREAS) is a compound acinar gland that secretes several digestive enzymes into the pancreatic ductal system that empties into the DUODENUM.
D010190 Pancreatic Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the PANCREAS. Depending on the types of ISLET CELLS present in the tumors, various hormones can be secreted: GLUCAGON from PANCREATIC ALPHA CELLS; INSULIN from PANCREATIC BETA CELLS; and SOMATOSTATIN from the SOMATOSTATIN-SECRETING CELLS. Most are malignant except the insulin-producing tumors (INSULINOMA). Cancer of Pancreas,Pancreatic Cancer,Cancer of the Pancreas,Neoplasms, Pancreatic,Pancreas Cancer,Pancreas Neoplasms,Pancreatic Acinar Carcinoma,Pancreatic Carcinoma,Acinar Carcinoma, Pancreatic,Acinar Carcinomas, Pancreatic,Cancer, Pancreas,Cancer, Pancreatic,Cancers, Pancreas,Cancers, Pancreatic,Carcinoma, Pancreatic,Carcinoma, Pancreatic Acinar,Carcinomas, Pancreatic,Carcinomas, Pancreatic Acinar,Neoplasm, Pancreas,Neoplasm, Pancreatic,Neoplasms, Pancreas,Pancreas Cancers,Pancreas Neoplasm,Pancreatic Acinar Carcinomas,Pancreatic Cancers,Pancreatic Carcinomas,Pancreatic Neoplasm
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016179 Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor A glycoprotein of MW 25 kDa containing internal disulfide bonds. It induces the survival, proliferation, and differentiation of neutrophilic granulocyte precursor cells and functionally activates mature blood neutrophils. Among the family of colony-stimulating factors, G-CSF is the most potent inducer of terminal differentiation to granulocytes and macrophages of leukemic myeloid cell lines. Colony-Stimulating Factor, Granulocyte,G-CSF,Myeloid Growth Factor,Colony Stimulating Factor, Granulocyte,Factor, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating,Factor, Myeloid Growth,Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor,Growth Factor, Myeloid
D017809 Fatal Outcome Death resulting from the presence of a disease in an individual, as shown by a single case report or a limited number of patients. This should be differentiated from DEATH, the physiological cessation of life and from MORTALITY, an epidemiological or statistical concept. Fatal Outcomes,Outcome, Fatal,Outcomes, Fatal
D018196 Carcinoma, Adenosquamous A mixed adenocarcinoma and squamous cell or epidermoid carcinoma. Adenosquamous Carcinoma,Adenosquamous Carcinomas,Carcinomas, Adenosquamous

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